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Monday’s daily White House briefing on the coronavirus was very much in tone with all of the others: Lots of upbeat, boastful remarks of how far the administration has come in fighting the pandemic — overshadowing some disconcerting warnings that the worst is likely to come. Most of the reporters at the press…

Lonnie David Franklin Jr., a serial killer who preyed on Los Angeles’s forgotten women for years before being brought to justice, died Saturday on death row in San Quentin prison. Known by the nickname “The Grim Sleeper,” Franklin came to public attention thanks to the dogged investigative efforts of LA Weekly…

The United States could experience more than 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the White House’s expert on infectious diseases. Fauci made his prediction in an interview with CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday morning. “I would say between 100,000 and 200,000 cases,” as…

Joe Biden’s campaign has spoken out over graphic sexual assault claims an ex-staffer has made. ‘Women have the right to tell their story, and reporters have an obligation to rigorously vet those claims,’ Deputy Campaign Manager and Communications Director Kate Bedingfield said on Friday. ‘We encourage them to do so…

The CARESAct is signed, a bipartisan economic relief agreement that will turn on the money tap to help thirsty workers and businesses navigate the shutdown. It took a week of intense negotiations, last-minute holdouts, and some serious arm-twisting to bring it home. So it’s understandable that President Trump isn’t in…

Nickelodeon and Disney Channel are doing their part to help kids during the COVID-19 crisis. Nickelodeon will air #KidsTogether: The Nickelodeon Town Hall, an hour-long special offering a kids-eye view of life during the coronavirus pandemic. It will premiere Monday, March 30 at 7 PM ET/PT. The special will directly…

The Peabody Awards ceremony, which had been scheduled for June 18 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles, has been postponed due to the coronavirus crisis, organizers said Thursday. It puts a halt for now to plans to hold the ceremony in Southern California for the first time. “The safety of guests, staff, as…

In a near media nightmare scenario for millions of Americans and Europeans isolated at home due to the spreading coronavirus pandemic, Netflix went down for a time Wednesday. But, after spots of subscribers across parts of the NATO alliance were unable to log on to the home of Stranger Things, Love is Blind and Tiger K…

Democratic presidential candidate and former VP Joe Biden has been accused of being out of the limelight as the coronavirus pandemic shuts down the country. So his handlers said set ’em up, Joe, and scheduled a whirlwind of video appearances. So far, they’ve spotlighted his famous knack for stumbling into word…

President Donald Trump told reporters that the White House was looking at setting a date to lift social distancing guidelines, suggesting that “America will be open for business very soon.” He said that it will be “a lot sooner than three or four months that somebody was suggesting. … We cannot let the cure be worse…

President Donald Trump said Sunday that a request by California for a State of Disaster declaration will be approved very quickly, “maybe by tonight.” He made the remarks during the White House’s daily briefing on the coronavirus battle. The declaration, which has also been passed and applied in New York state and the…

UPDATE SUNDAY MARCH 22: Various media outlets, citing sources in the Japanese government, indicate that several plans for a postponed Olympics are now under consideration. No details have been provided and no official word from the government has been issued. EARLIER: The chorus to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympic…